Percent of related parties' assets under management that are not charged management and incentive fees

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The carrying amount of assets an investment adviser manages on behalf of investors.

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The aggregate total of expenses of managing and administering the affairs of an entity, including affiliates of the reporting entity, which are not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 220
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.4)
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
General, administrative and other			$ 149,961	$ 181,977	$ 152,071
Executive Managing Directors, Employees and Other Related Parties \| Amount of Related Party Assets Under Management
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Assets under management	$ 1,900,000		$ 930,100	$ 1,900,000
Executive Managing Directors, Employees and Other Related Parties \| Percent of Related Party Assets Under Management Not Charged Fees
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percent of assets under management not charged management and incentive fees	29.00%		41.00%	29.00%
Mr. Och \| Reimbursement of Personal Recapitalization Expenses Incurred
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
General, administrative and other	$ 4,500	$ 5,000